Legislation promises improved reimbursement for telehealth Healthcare Finance News (blog) A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced a bill that would expand telemedicine coverage for Medicare and Medicaid patients, and adjust payments...

Health Insurance Options Aren't Limited to Government Exchanges New York Times WITH so much attention being paid to the troubled debut of the Obama administration's health insurance exchanges, another alternative has largely gone unnoticed: unless...

Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Lead to 23000 Deaths a Year, CDC Finds New York Times Federal health officials reported Monday that at least two million Americans fall ill from antibiotic-resistant bacteria every year and that at least 23,000 die...

Time to focus on the national telehealth strategy Pulse+IT Magazine Last year, the Australasian Telehealth Society (ATHS) held a workshop to gather ideas for a national strategy for telehealth in Australia.

The group, EFPIA (http://www.efpia.eu), claims its move – first flagged in July – reflect member companies’ “strong support” for sharing clinical trial data to benefit patients and foster scientific discovery “in a way that maintains patient privacy,...

Do you discuss growth mindset with your students? Do you also discuss what a fixed mindset is? In this post Jackie Gerstein provides her insights into these areas, and also talks about the grwoth of what she defines as a "toxic mindset" where a students might think:

Mediocre is often good enough for me as long as I get the work done.

We are fortunate that she has also provided a "Personal Accountability and Reflection" series of questions, which is shown in the infographic above, and also listed in the post. Below are two of the questions.

Did I work as hard as I could have?

Did I regulate my procrastination, distractions, and temptations in order to complete my work?

These are great questions to use with your students. How do you think your students would answer them? Would they acknowledge how they are working accurately?

Fast Company 3 New Ways To Craft Compelling Stories With Social Media Fast Company Visual storytelling is a hot marketing trend right now, and social media platforms are incorporating new features that support image-driven marketing.

Last week ONC released another game-based security training module. “CyberSecure: Your Medical Practice” is aimed at providers and staff and focuses on disaster planning including data backup and recovery.

Building social networks for health promotion in high-poverty areas may reduce health disparities. Community involvement provides a mechanism to reach at-risk people with culturally tailored health information.

For the residents of an isolated Native American community perched on 112,870 acres of grassland and desert along the border of Nevada and Utah, healthcare will soon be available at the click of an icon.

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